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We look at what makes Sholay the enduring classic that it is. Read on to find out some interesting facts about Sholay and to see the recently launched 3-D trailer of the film. The 3-D version is to be released in January 2014.

Sholay is arguably one of the best known Hindi films ever made. It was launched 40 years ago, way back in October of 1973. This is a film that is memorable for so many reasons – the characters, the dialogues, the scenes, the story – there are so many reasons why millions of Indians will pick Sholay as one of their favorite Hindi movies of all time. Lines such as kitne aadmi they, soja varna Gabbar aajayega, itna sannata kyon hai bhai, yeh haat mujhe de de Thakur, tumhara naam kya hai Basanti- are part of the repertoire of every comic worth their salt – they are so popular that they have become a part of everyday language.

There has been so much said and written about Sholay, that people are fairly well versed with Sholay-lore. We look at some more interesting facts about Sholay – some which you may know, some you may not:

Sholay: A Cult Classic

The screenplay of Sholay was originally a 4 line snippet created by writers Salim-Javed.

Two producer/director teams rejected the idea before it found favor with Ramesh Sippy.

Though released on August 15 1975, Sholay was launched on 2nd October 1973.

It took two and a half years to make the movie and ran way over-budget.

It was only after Sholay that scriptwriters came to be respected and well paid in Bollywood.

The song “Yeh Dosti” took 21 days to shoot; the scene where Jaya’s character Radha lights a lamp took 20 days to shoot.

Some of the characters of Sholay were based on the writer duos’ friends and acquaintances.

There was actually a dacoit named Gabbar Singh in the 1950’s in the Gwalior area; he used to cut off the noses and ears of policemen.

The term Curry Western was born because of Sholay, the Indian version of the Spaghetti Western.

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